LLM Pulse vs Rankshift (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Rankshift grades higher than LLM Pulse: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Rankshift grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
LLM Pulse
AI search visibility tracker with weekly or daily prompt checks
Rankshift
Credit-based AI visibility tracker with unlimited projects and seats
Which one is for you
Pick LLM Pulse if
- Fits if weekly checks on 5 models are enough and you track around 50 prompts
- Works for online shops that want ChatGPT Shopping picks and ads tracked, on Scale at $294
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before handing over payment details, as the 14-day trial needs them
- Pricey if you need daily checks, which cost 50 to 60% more than weekly and start with no trial
- Tight if Claude, Grok or Copilot matter to you, as each is an add-on from $10 a month
- Watch out: extra prompts are $2 a month each and extra projects $59, and sentiment waits for Growth
- Watch out: prices are set in euros and converted, and the API, Looker Studio and CLI start at Scale
Pick Rankshift if
- Fits if you run an agency and want every client and teammate on one plan
- Works for teams that report AI visibility in their own BI dashboards, through the PostgreSQL connector
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want daily checks on Claude and Copilot, at 5 credits a run against 2 on most engines
- Skip it if you need SSO or an SLA, which only come with the custom-priced Enterprise plan
- Pricey if you're one person with one site, at $82 a month even billed yearly
- Watch out: there's no free plan once the 30-day trial ends
- Tight if you track over 150 prompts a day, as more means Professional at $189 a month
How we grade them
| 2.0GPALLM PulseFair | 2.4GPARankshiftFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $49 a month billed yearly, or $58 monthly, for 50 prompts checked weekly on 5 models. That's right on this category's middle of $49, but daily checks take it to $78, and Claude or Copilot are from $10 a month per model on top. | CStarter is $82 a month billed yearly, or $92 monthly, for 9,500 credits. That's above this category's middle of $49 and under its dearer quarter of $95. Projects and seats are unlimited. |
| Free plan and trial | DA 14-day trial on the weekly plans, but it needs a payment method. Daily plans start at once with no trial, and there's no free plan. | CA 30-day trial with no card needed. After that there's no free plan at all. |
| Features | CVisibility, share of voice, citations, 10 to 25 competitors per project, recommendations, a GEO Writer and AI bot logs. The gaps: Starter checks weekly, Claude, Grok and Copilot are paid add-ons, and sentiment waits for Growth. | BPrompt tracking on nine engines, from ChatGPT and AI Overviews to Claude, Copilot, Meta AI and Mistral, plus sentiment, citation shares, content briefs, a fix list and AI crawler logs. It covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You set up a project, prompts and competitors, choose weekly or daily, and decide which extra models to pay for. | CNo rating on record. You pick prompts, engines and how often each one runs, and then work out what that costs in credits. There's a calculator for that, which tells you something. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It has MCP on every plan and links to Looker Studio, Power BI, Zapier, Make and n8n, with the API and CLI on Scale. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It does connect to Looker Studio, BigQuery, Tableau and Power BI, and has an MCP server and a REST API on every plan. |
| Best for | weekly AI visibility checks on a smaller budget | agencies tracking lots of clients in AI answers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: LLM Pulse and Rankshift. How we grade
Price against what you get
LLM Pulse starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Rankshift starts at $82 a month and scores 2.7.
Rankshift scores higher, and starts $33 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 10 score higher than LLM Pulse for less, and 1 scores higher than Rankshift for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- LLM Pulse also covers web analytics.
At a glance
| LLM Pulse | Rankshift | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $49 per month for 50 prompts tracked weekly, billed annually ($58 monthly) | $82 per month for 9,500 credits, billed annually ($92 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on weekly Starter, Growth and Scale; a payment method is needed | 30-day free trial, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | LLM Pulse | Rankshift BV |
| Price read from | llmpulse.ai | rankshift.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
LLM Pulse
- Plans include 5 AI models; Claude, Grok, Copilot, DeepSeek and others cost extra, from $10 a month per model.
- Daily tracking costs 50 to 60% more than weekly, and daily plans start right away with no trial.
- Prices are set in euros and shown in dollars at a converted rate when US dollars are chosen.
- Extra prompts cost $2 a month each and extra projects $59; Scale+ and Partner plans go up to 10,000 prompts.
Rankshift
- Each prompt run uses credits: 2 on ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews and most engines, 5 on Claude and Copilot, so daily tracking on many engines adds up.
- There is no free plan after the 30-day trial.
- SSO and an SLA come only with the custom-priced Enterprise plan.
Key features
LLM Pulse
- Prompt tracking
- Each prompt runs on every model in your plan: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews and Gemini, plus paid add-ons such as Claude, Grok and Copilot.
- Citations and competitors
- Visibility, share of voice, mentions and the sources cited, benchmarked against 10 to 25 competitors per project.
- Sentiment and reputation
- Sentiment analysis from Growth and reputation tools from Scale show how AI describes the brand and which sources drive it.
- AI traffic and agent analytics
- Connects web analytics to measure visits and sales from AI, and shows which AI bots crawl the site.
- ChatGPT Shopping and AI ads
- On Scale, tracks product recommendations in ChatGPT Shopping and ads shown in ChatGPT.
- GEO Writer and recommendations
- Suggests fixes and drafts content aimed at the prompts you track; prompt research suggests new prompts.
Rankshift
- Prompt tracking on nine AI engines
- ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Perplexity, Meta AI and Mistral, run daily or on chosen weekdays, with personas.
- Visibility, sentiment and citations
- A visibility score and leaderboard against competitors, sentiment toward your brand, and the share of citations each source gets.
- Content opportunities and briefs
- Finds pages that cite competitors but not you, and generates content briefs and drafts aimed at the prompts you track.
- Action Center
- One list of recommended fixes, such as schema, comparison pages or author bios, ranked by expected effect on visibility.
- Agent analytics
- Shows in real time when crawlers such as GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot read your pages, with the status codes they got.
- MCP, API and BI connectors
- An MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT, a REST API, and a PostgreSQL connector for Looker Studio, BigQuery, Tableau, Power BI and others.
Plans
LLM Pulse
Starter$49
per month for 50 prompts weekly, billed annually ($58 monthly)
1 project and 5 AI models, recommendations, GEO Writer and MCP. Daily tracking costs $78 a month billed annually ($93 monthly).
Growth$98
per month for 150 prompts weekly, billed annually ($117 monthly)
2 projects, adding sentiment, owned media, AI traffic analytics and the LLM Pulse agent. Daily tracking: $147 billed annually ($176 monthly).
Scale$294
per month for 450 prompts weekly, billed annually ($352 monthly)
5 projects, ChatGPT Shopping and ad tracking, reputation, GEO testing, custom reports, API, Looker Studio and CLI. Daily: $441 annually ($529 monthly).
EnterpriseCustom
Custom volume, white label on your own domain, embedded dashboards, invoice billing and a dedicated account manager.
Rankshift
Starter$82
per month for 9,500 credits, billed annually ($92 billed monthly)
Up to 150 prompts a day, every AI engine, unlimited projects and seats, content briefs and writer, crawler analytics, Looker Studio, MCP and API.
Professional$189
per month for 22,000 credits, billed annually ($210 billed monthly)
Everything in Starter with up to 350 prompts a day.
Business$425
per month for 53,000 credits, billed annually ($473 billed monthly)
Everything in Starter with up to 850 prompts a day, for teams running several projects.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits and prompt tracking, SSO, an SLA, training sessions and a dedicated account manager.
Ways to pay less
LLM Pulse
- Annual discount
Two months free with the annual plan
LLM Pulse's pricing page says the annual plan gives 2 months free, a 17% saving.
Rankshift
- Annual discount
Save 10% with annual billing
Rankshift's pricing page lists annual billing at about 10% less, for example Starter at $82 a month instead of $92.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LLM Pulse or Rankshift?
As of Oct 23, 2026, LLM Pulse is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $82 a month for Rankshift. LLM Pulse starts at $49 per month for 50 prompts tracked weekly, billed annually ($58 monthly), and Rankshift starts at $82 per month for 9,500 credits, billed annually ($92 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, LLM Pulse or Rankshift?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither LLM Pulse nor Rankshift has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.